TOSS 5 must have policycoreutils package installed.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-282732 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | TOSS-05-000322 | SV-282732r1201176_rule | 2026-04-01 | 1 |
Description
If security functions are not verified, they may not operate correctly and the failure may go unnoticed. Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing the system security policy and supporting the isolation of code and data on which the protection is based. Security functionality includes, but is not limited to, establishing system accounts, configuring access authorizations (i.e., permissions, privileges), setting events to be audited, and setting intrusion detection parameters.
"policycoreutils" contains the policy core utilities that are required for basic operation of an SELinux-enabled system. These utilities include "load_policy" to load SELinux policies, "setfile" to label filesystems, "newrole" to switch roles, and "run_init" to run "/etc/init.d" scripts in the proper context.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the TOSS 5 "policycoreutils" package is installed using the following command:
$ sudo dnf list --installed policycoreutils
Example output:
policycoreutils.x86_64 3.3-6.el9_0
If the "policycoreutils" package is not installed, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Install the "policycoreutils" package using the following command:
$ sudo dnf install policycoreutils